Toy boat



H. T. AND E. J. KINGSBURY.

TOY BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 191a.

Patented Apr. 6, 1920.

SHEETS-SHEET I.

h, & I

. w .0 O \m m m Qmw F GHQ 0140423 H.-Tr AND E. J. KINGSBURY.

TOY BOAT.

Patented Apr. 6,1920,

l- P P A wg w.

l i N WW \W NW u s x serene see-ares rarnnr Wm HARRY r. KINGSIBURY AND EDWARD J. KINGSBURY, or KEEN'E, NEW neivrrsnrnn.

TOY BOAT.

Application filed August 2.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that'we HARRY T. .KINes- BURY and EDWARD J. KINGsBURY, citizens of the United States, residing at Keene, in the county of Cheshire, State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Toy Boats, of

' which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the figures of reference marked thereon. I f r ,Our invention relates to-new and useful improvements in toy boats.

An object of'the invention is to provide a toy boat in the form of a destroyer, made of wood covered by a plate carrying the superstructures andso arranged that the same may be readily removed to expose the pro pelling mechanism, so that it can be replaced or repaired when broken. 7

Another object of our invention is to provide a swinging propeller shaft, so that the propeller can be moved upwardly beyond or in a plane with the rudder, so that in shipping, the propeller will not readily become broken or injured. At the same time,

no adjustment is required in loweringthe Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 Fig. 1; and

'Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the propeller supporting housing.

; Referring now to the drawings, 1"represents the hull of the boat, which is preferably made of wood and has its upper face hollowed out, as indicated at 2,said hollowed Specification of Letters l atent.

' Patented Apr. 6, 1920. 1918. Serial No, 247K924; I

out portion extending practically from the bow to the stern," as fully shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The hull,.as shown, is of a long'narrow form to represent a torpedov destroyer, and is provided with an overhanging stern 3, j Entending through the hull from the bottom and communicating with the hollowed portion 2, is a'bored opening .3 which registers with the enlarged transverse recess 4, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings; Arranged w thin the transverse recess is a plate 5 having its upper edge turned laterally in a horizontal direc tion and secured to the upperffaceof the hull by nails or screws 6. The ends of the plate 5 are turned laterally, as indicated at' 7, and engage the sides of the recess to firmly hold the platethereinagainst .hori -zontal movement. .The plate 5 is provided with a horizontal opening .8, in which is mounted the shaft -9, the forward endof which beyond the plate is-providedwith a large gear wheel 10. p The rear end'ofthe shaft is provided with a hook 1-1, over which passes one end of a series of rubber bands '12, which form the propelling means.

The opposite ends of the bands 12pass over a hook 13 carried bythe forward end of the shaft 14. .The shaft 14, as shown, extends out beyond the stern of the hull and i is rotatably mounted and carries a crank 15, by means of which the same is rotated. The stern of the hull is provided with a plate 16 which j has its end turned downwardly and through which-passes and is journaled the shaft 14. The extreme lower end of the plate is pro'vided'with a horizontally bent ear 17, which has one slanting wall18 and a straight -wall 19,

which form'a ratchet tooth and engages the crank 14. and prevents the backward movement thereof after windingv the rubber bands, but. allows the ready movement of the crank in the oppositedirection for windends of the arms 22 and23, of the housing 24, arranged inthe opening 3"adjacentits lower end. The said housing has a slot 25 in its rear vertical wall, through which ex- The plate 5 is provided with the openings f 20 and 21, through whichextend the hooked r tends the pin bored 'pening 31, through the hull propeller shaft 26. The shaft 26, as shown, is arranged in an elongated recess 27 in the bottom of the hull, which intersects the bored opening 3. The propeller shaft 26, within the housing has rigidly secured thereon the pinion 23, which is of an" elongated form, whereby it 7 times properly engage the gear 10 and mesh therewith so that the pinion will receive power therefrom.' The rear end of the propeller shaft passes through the wire loop 29 carried by the bottom of the hull, whereby the propeller shaft may be moved to or from the hull, as hereinafter more fully described. The end of the shaftis provided with the propeller 30 and directly above the same is a extending upwardly of the boat. The said opening 31 is of a width of the propeller blades, so that'one of the propeller blades can pass into the opening when the propeller shaft is rocked and the propeller will extend but a short distance below the bottom of the boat and will not become injured, thus allowing the closer packing of the boats in shipment. The usual rudder 32 is provided which is frictionally held so that it will maintain its adjusted position.

The plate 16 forms a ledge under which extend the ears 33 and 34 carried by the plate35, which closes the hollow portion of the hull and carries the superstructure of the boat. In this event, the superstructure comprises the rear gun 36, conning tower 37, guns 38, three smoke stacks 39, 40 and 41. The plate 16 forward of the smoke stack is raised or bulged upwardly to allow for the large driving gear, and said raised portion is provided with the conning tower 42 and the forward guns as. The sides of the plate are provided with the port holes 4: 1 and also the ears 15, over which the hooks 46 and 17 are turned for locking the plate on the hull.

By the foregoing descriptiomit will be seen that applicants have produced a boat having the appearance of a destroyer, in which the propelling mechanism may be readilyrexposed and at the same time allowing the propeller and its shaftto move close in against the bottom of the hull for ship- TIie turningof the crank twists the rub- 7 her band and by holding the propeller upwardly the blades engages the bottom of the hull and'are prevented from rotating until the proper amount of twisting is accomplishedh The boat is then placed in the water and when the propeller shaft is released it drops down from engagement with the hull and is rapidly rotated by the bands and the boat setin motion by the propeller.

Having thus described our invention, what will at all from said diameter greater than the we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a toy boat, a hull provided with a transverse opening extending through the hull, a bracket located in said opening, a driving shaft journaled in said bracket and provided with a gear located in said opening, a second bracket detachably depending first mentioned bracket into said opening, a propeller shaft journaled in said bracket, and a gear on said shaft meshing with the gear on said driving shaft.

2. In a toy boat, a hull having driving means therein, a gear adjacent the forward end of the hull and driven thereby, a propeller shaft swingingly supported, and a pinion carried by the propeller shaft and meshing with the gear.

3. In a toy boat, a hull having driving means therein, a gear driven thereby, the hull of the boat having a vertical opening therethrough intersecting said gear, a propeller shaft swingingly' supported in said vertical opening, a pinioncarried by the propeller shaft within the opening and meshing with the gear, and a guide for the rear end of the propeller.

fl. In a toy boat, a hull having a driving means therein, the hull of the boathaving a I an elongated pinion carried by the inwardly within a depression 7 vertical opening therethrough, a gear mount- 7 ed in said opening and driven by the driving means, a housing secured in the lower end of the opening and having a slot in its rear wall, a propeller shaft mounted in said slot, a pinion carried by the shaft within the housing and meshing with the gear, and a guide carried by the bottom of the boat and having a slot therein through which the propeller shaft passes, whereby the propeller and its shaft may be swung upwardly intoa cavity in'the bottom'of the boat.

6. In a toy boat, a, hollow hull having a 7 driving meanstherei'n, the hull 'of the boat having a vertical opening therethrough, and intersecting an elongated recess in the bottom of the hull, a gear mounted in the hull 3' and extending into the opening, a housing mounted in the lower end of the opening and having a slot in its rear face in alinementwith the recess, a propeller shaft ex- 1' meshing with the. gear, a guide carried by the bottom of the boat and having a slot throughwhioh passes the propeller shaft, a propeller carried by the shaft beyond the guide, and the bottom of the boat having an opening therein above the propeller to allow 7 the propeller shaft to be rocked in the housing opening.

Intestimony whereof We afiix our signa tures, in the presence oftWo: Witnesses.

p HARRY T. KINGSBURY. v EDWARD J. KINGSBURYQ Witnesses: s

DOROTHY S. BU'BLEY, L. G. LITOHFIEL t bring thepropeller Within the 

